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“When the mothers of other prisoners started carrying banners with photos of their sons, Tsaro made her own banners for Archil. She says she was nervous at first, because she didn’t know how the other mothers would react”.

#GeorgiaProtests

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The 2nd photo shows Tsomaia’s arrest on Nov 3, 1999, during her protest boycotting the elections.

Social media users have highlighted the parallel:

“There are 26 years between these two photos.
She was arrested on November 3 during Shevardnadze’s time - and now again.”

#GeorgiaProtests

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The first photo shows Tsomaia alongside Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Georgia’s first democratically elected president, and Zviad Kostava, another leader of the national liberation movement.

Back then, Tsomaia was an active supporter of their cause and later led The Party of Zviad the Liberator.

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🟥 “Two people from this photo were murdered by Russians -the third was arrested last night.”

Among those detained in last night’s arrests was journalist Leila Tsomaia.
Shortly after the news spread, two photos from her past began circulating online.

#RepressionInGeorgia
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Arrests have become routine in #Georgia - so frequent it’s hard to keep track. A few days of detention now feel as common as a COVID diagnosis once did: inevitable, frightening, and especially dangerous for the vulnerable.

#RepressionInGeorgia #TerrorInGeorgia

🟥 During the night of Nov 3 in #Tbilisi, journalist for Media Checker Ninia Kakabadze was arrested.

According to witnesses, she was clearly identified as press and performing her journalistic duties at today’s protest.

©️ Photo by @publikage.bsky.social; Nov 3 protest.

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🟥The appellate court hearing in journalist Mzia Amaglobeli’s case, scheduled for October 28, has been postponed, with a new date yet to be confirmed.

#FreeMzia
#RepressionInGeorgia
#JournalismIsNotACrime

⭕️One year after the parliamentary elections, citizens are holding a protest march in #Tbilisi.

📌 “Until the end - until victory!”
#GeorgiaProtests demand the govt’s resignation, free elections independent from Ivanishvili’s control, and the release of all political prisoners.

🟥 Oct 24, Vienna — On the 285th day of her unlawful imprisonment, Mzia Amaglobeli, founder of Batumelebi/Netgazeti, was honored with the 2025 World Press Freedom Hero Award alongside six other journalists. The award was accepted by Tamar Rukhadze, deputy director of the outlets.
#FreeMzia #Georgia

They kept Mzia Amaglobeli in pre-trial detention for over 7 months, citing “risk of reoffending” and “influencing the investigation” — over a slap lasting seconds. All while she was on a 38-day hunger strike, losing her eyesight.
#RepressionInGeorgia
#SanctionTheOligarch

🟥 October 22, 2025 — #GeorgiaProtests Day 329, #Tbilisi

While police were trying to clear the road of protesters, a young woman climbed onto a police car in defiance.

Soon after, police arrested her along with at least 11 others.

🟥 Georgia’s unlawfully imprisoned journalist Mzia Amaglobeli has been named laureate of the 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, shared with Andrzej Poczobut of #Belarus.

🔴“Imprisoned Journalists Fighting for Your Freedom and Ours"

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Insane 😶‍🌫️🫥

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🎬 Director Giorgi Tavartkiladze went to the police voluntarily, 'admitting' he had also blocked the road during #GeorgiaProtests - the same act for which others were detained.

Police took his statement but refused to arrest him.
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🎥 Presentation recorded for a side event at the OSCE Warsaw Conference (Oct 10, 2025): “Key Trends in Security Threats in Central Asia and Barriers to SDG Development amid Systematic Violations of Article 19 of the ICCPR.”
Organized by Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#GeorgiaProtests

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It is sheer hypocrisy that such a man is being locked behind bars on absurd charges. He is accused of attempted seizure of a strategic or specially important facility by a group, and participation in group violence. These charges carry a penalty of up to six years in prison.
#RepressionInGeorgia

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He truly is a model of kindness and virtue - always urging others to refrain from aggression and to choose love over hatred.

He lived through a devastating war, forced to leave his home in Sokhumi and endure tragic experiences - yet he never lost his faith in humanity.

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🗣️“All my life, I’ve been an honest, law-abiding person. There’s no violence in me. I believe I’m a messenger of love. Shouldn’t my character be examined? There’s a great deal of material about me in the Security Service,” said 58yo Zurab at the hearing; he was ordered to 2 of pre-trial detention

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Day 327 of #GeorgiaProtests - Since Zurab Chavchavadze’s arrest (on October 8,) his flag has been brought at the Batumi protests every night by others.

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🗣️“They’ve come for me too! If they think they can scare me, my family, or my friends – they’re wrong. In the end, we will still win,” Formula TV journalist Keta Tsitskishvili reports being arrested in new wave of detentions targeting #GeorgiaProtests.

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🟥 Acc/to the official results of #GEOElections2024, For Georgia party won 12 seats. However, since its members refused to take up mandates in the Parliament, the GD revoked their mandates due to prolonged absence and recognized their replacements.

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#Georgia

Pursuant to Section 61, Paragraph two of the Immigration Law, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, @baibabraze.bsky.social, took a decision to include two citizens of Georgia in the list of personae non gratae in Latvia, and to subject them to a ban on entering Latvia for an indefinite period of time.

🛑 Irina Imerlishvili stepped down from her position with 11 months left in her term.

🛑 The GD plans to file a Constitutional Complaint seeking to ban around 10 opposition parties.
It is unclear whether Imerlishvili’s resignation is connected to this case.
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#Georgia

One citizen also reported that his cousin was arrested at home around midnight during a special forces raid. “They pointed a gun at a four-year-old’s head,” he said, describing the terrorizing nature of the operation.

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#TerrorInGeorgia
#GeorgiaProtests
#Georgia